The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The RO proposed to decrease the evaluation for left shoulder arthralgia to a noncompensable rating, but did not finalize this decision.
The deciding factor: The RO found no evidence of a cardiovascular disorder related to service or secondary to service-connected bronchospastic disorder with exertional asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchospastic disorder with exertional asthma, Left shoulder (minor) arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628800
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Decisions by this judge: 1,012 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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